Recently, due to the increasingly serious epidemic situation at home and abroad, masks, protective clothing, etc. have become goods that are eagerly purchased. Orders have skyrocketed, and there has even been a “rush for goods”.
The epidemic has repeated, and the demand for masks and protective clothing at home and abroad has surged
Due to the epidemic, protection The demand for protective clothing has skyrocketed, resulting in a corresponding increase in demand for protective clothing fabrics. According to a company that specializes in woven chemical fiber fabric services, “When everyone is preparing for the holiday, orders for protective clothing fabrics suddenly surged.”
The PE+PP protective clothing fabric developed by this textile company received many orders as soon as it was put on the market, which is very different from previous years. When the epidemic started last year, protective clothing fabrics were purchased in an orderly manner. This year, as soon as new products came out, orders surged.
In addition to orders for protective clothing, there is also a steady flow of orders for masks. Recently, in the production workshop of Ganzhou Tian’ao Electronic Equipment Co., Ltd. in Qingfeng Yaogu, Zhanggong District, two masks were automatically The production line is running at high speed, masks are popping out of the conveyor belt one by one, and workers are racing against time to ship the goods.
The company’s relevant person in charge, Zhang Xingzhi, said that since the end of December last year, the demand for mask orders received by the company has shown a exponential growth trend. In order to adapt to changes in market demand, the company has introduced new It has installed a series of advanced equipment, adopted a three-shift system, and implemented 24-hour production day and night. The current daily production capacity of masks can reach 300,000 pieces, and the inventory is maintained at about 2 million pieces, which can basically meet market demand.
It is understood that Tiangao Medical, Hanpu Medical, Xingzhen Technology and other companies have deployed 17 mask production lines and 3 forehead thermometer production lines, with a daily production capacity of about 700,000 masks. Only 5,000 forehead thermometer guns are available to ensure market supply.
Lidu Town: Step up production of medical protective materials to fully meet epidemic prevention needs
Jiangxi Yikang Medical Equipment Group Co., Ltd. is a large enterprise in Lidu Town specializing in the production of a series of disposable sterile medical devices. It has a daily production capacity of more than 30,000 masks and thousands of protective suits. Facing the severe situation of epidemic prevention and control at home and abroad, in order to support domestic epidemic prevention work and fully ensure the market supply of epidemic prevention masks during the Spring Festival, the company has further expanded its production capacity and output, stepped up the production of medical masks and other epidemic prevention materials, and prioritized ensuring domestic epidemic prevention needs.
“During the Spring Festival, there was a large flow of people and the demand for masks increased. In order to prevent a shortage of masks this year, the town contacted our company in advance and hoped that we would follow the market rules and regulations. demand, conduct risk assessments, and put more medical masks into the local and domestic markets to meet various epidemic prevention needs during the Spring Festival and fully support the country’s epidemic prevention and control work.
Dingzhou Baota Medical Equipment has recently provided 2.15 million medical masks to Shijiazhuang
Hebei Baota Medical Equipment Co., Ltd. is a professional R&D and production company for medical protection and surgical wounds. A “time-honored” enterprise that produces a series of medical consumable products such as debridement, newborn care, home protection, and adhesives, the “Pagoda” brand has a history of 66 years. Since the epidemic prevention and control in 2020, the company has produced a total of 50 million masks and provided them to the central government Purchasing and storage units provided 2.049 million masks, provincial purchasing and storage units provided 5 million masks, and municipal disease control units provided 6 million masks.
The epidemic is fierce, and the company is strictly While doing a good job in epidemic prevention as required, it has worked overtime to produce masks, with a daily output of 1 million to ensure market supply. From January 3 to 9, 2021, 2 million medical surgical masks and 150,000 medical protective masks were provided to Shijiazhuang. In order to support epidemic prevention and control, Baota Medical donated 100,000 surgical masks, 300,000 medical masks, and 10,000 medical protective masks to Shijiazhuang through Shenwei Pharmacy Chain Co., Ltd. and Sinopharm Lerentang Pharmaceutical Chain Co., Ltd., with a total value of 655,000 yuan.
As for foreign demand for masks, it is even more. China is the largest exporter of masks and other medical supplies, with nearly 90% of supplies in European countries From China, Europe has the largest demand for masks.
According to data released by the European Union, in the first six months of 2020, they spent 14 billion euros Various types of masks are ordered from all over the world, about 92% of which are imported from China. Planes full of masks and other supplies leave China almost every day.
The price of melt-blown materials has rebounded
The surge in demand for masks has triggered a rebound in the price of melt-blown materials! The star melt-blown materials sought after by the market are ExxonMobil 6936G2, Basel 650Y (South Korea, United States), prices have been raised recently.
Survey shows that the market price of Basel 650Y was 12,000 yuan/ton a month ago, and recently the market price has reached 15,000 yuan/ton, making it difficult to find a single product in the market. The average market price of ExxonMobil 6936G2 has also increased from 12,000 yuan/ton in the past few days to the current 13,500 yuan/ton. Merchants are reluctant to sell, and it is expected to rise to 18,000 yuan/ton in the future.
Imported melt blown materials are�Sudden rise of 2000-3000 yuan?
It is understood that the domestic dealers of ExxonMobil and Basel are currently not placing orders from foreign manufacturers due to financial constraints or the impact of epidemic research and judgment.
These dealers imported these meltblown materials in large quantities from April to June 2020, resulting in a large amount of inventory in the market. At that time, the cost per ton of air freight for these dealers was 22,000, and the cost per ton of sea freight was 18,000. . From January to March 2020, the price of imported ExxonMobil meltblown materials was as high as 60,000 per ton, and dealers who entered the market early had huge profit margins.
However, the market began to decline sharply in May 2020. Imported meltblown materials have been hovering at a low of 12,000 yuan/ton for about half a year. Businesses that entered later have basically suffered serious losses.
Some industry insiders analyze that the current social inventory of imported meltblown materials is running at a low level, global shipping is tight, and no new goods are coming in, so it will continue to rise in the future.
In addition, domestically produced melt-blown materials are also rising, with the price increased by 200-500 yuan/ton. According to the survey, the meltblown materials of Korea Dawn and Kingfa Technology have risen to 12,000 yuan/ton, and Shandong Dawn has raised prices by 11,500 yuan/ton, and orders from the Longkou factory have been scheduled for mid-February.
Judging from the current situation, the epidemic abroad is still serious, and China’s exports of textiles such as masks and protective clothing still maintain a high growth rate of more than 30%. As winter deepens, influenza is more common, epidemics recur, and foreign consumers develop protective habits. China’s exports of textiles such as masks and protective clothing will continue to grow at a high speed, and the prices of related raw materials will also soar.
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